start with radical love: antiracist pedagogy for social justice educators

＂This book is a testament to love and the power of social justice to restructure oppressive educational practices and sustain new ways of teaching and learning alongside students. It uses a narrative and portraiture approach in combination with Critical Race Theory to unpack and uncover the nuances of teaching for justice in schools while also offering pedagogical tools, activities, reflection prompts, and a social justice framework that connects research to practice. Systemic challenges in education are addressed by framing negative stereotypes, hierarchies, and inequitable teaching practices within the context of radical love. Conceived and refined over 14 years of research, teaching, and training, ＂radical love＂ is a human, instruction-focused, and integrated mode for approaching culturally responsive teaching and professional development. It spotlights empathy, fear, and diverse funds of knowledge in order to promote student-centered teaching and learning practices that confront both known and unknown biases＂--